Introduction

The data for this assignment comes from the Seattle Public Library. I am using smaller data sets based on the initial 40 million entries to create a report about library circulation trends.

Summary Information

Write a summary paragraph of findings that includes the 5 values calculated from your summary information R script The checkout data from the Seattle Public Library provides information on the number of times items were checked out from the library’s collection, including books, DVDs, and other materials, from 2005 to 2023. This data can be used to identify trends in reading and media consumption over time, as well as to inform collection development and resource allocation decisions by the library. The data is publicly available on the library’s website and can be accessed and analyzed by researchers, journalists, and other interested parties.

These will likely be calculated using your DPLYR skills, answering questions such as:

Average Checkouts for each Matieral in the Seattle Public Libray
Material Checked out Average Checkouts
MIXED 440.40856
MAGAZINE 61.23701
ER 28.44944
AUDIOBOOK 25.25704
EBOOK 25.13426
VIDEODISC 24.43032
CR 23.73762
REGPRINT 23.19126
MUSIC 21.80855
BOOK 20.92514
SONG 20.28797
ER, SOUNDDISC 18.51351
MOVIE 18.28628
SOUNDDISC, VIDEODISC 16.93151
COMIC 15.77851
SOUNDDISC 15.73852
LARGEPRINT 15.65094
ER, VIDEODISC 15.32258
SOUNDREC 14.13866
VIDEOREC 13.87500
VISUAL 13.70833
TELEVISION 13.67265
VIDEOCASS 13.23529
UNSPECIFIED 12.89474
VIDEOCART 11.57143
ER, SOUNDDISC, SOUNDREC 11.00000
ATLAS 10.91667
ER, SOUNDREC 10.73913
GLOBE 10.00000
MAP 10.00000
SOUNDCASS 10.00000
VIDEOCASS, VIDEODISC 10.00000

The Dataset